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SPECIAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME ON SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN COVID PREVENTION AT PULLAMBADI BY FOB TIRUCHIRAPALLI
Integrated Communication Outreach Programme on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Covid prevention, 75 years of India’s Independence Azadika Amrit MahotsavEk Bharat Shresta Bharat was organised by Field Outreach Bureau Tiruchirapalli Government of India at Puthurpalayam in Pullambadi Trichy on Wednesday.
Shri A Veeramalai Asst Project Officer District Rural Development Agency in his presidential address urged people to keep surroundings clean. He said government is building individual household toilets under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and people should utilise the scheme properly. He urged everybody to take covid vaccine to prevent spread of pandemic. Shri K Devi Padmanabhan Field Publicity Officer Tiruchirapalli in his introductory address said that Swachhbharat Abhiyan was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on birthday of Mahatma Gandhiji October 2, 2014. The aim of SBM was to make India Open defecation free and solid waste management. The second phase of Swachh Bharat Gramin launched by Prime Minister in October this year is aimed at maintaining open defecation free behaviour and providing waste management facilities. He pointed out that it was the vision of Mahatma Gandhiji to have a clean India. He spoke about importance of remembering freedom fighters as the nation celebrates 75 years of Independence. As part of national integration Ek Bharat Shresta Bharat was launched by Prime Minister on October 31 in 2015 on the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Tamil Nadu has been paired with Jammu Kashmir under Ek Bharat Shresta Bharat to facilitate exchange of culture tradition and heritage ideas. Smt Rasia Rajendran Pullambai panchayat Union Chairman in her special address said government is building individual toilets under Swachh Bharat ABhiyan by giving Rs 12,000 per toilet construction. She urged everybody to use the toilets and avoid open defecation. Smt R Nalini Puthurpalayampanchayat president in her special address said everybody should take covid vaccination. She said government is providing free covid vaccines and people should come forward to take vaccine.
Deputy Director TB Dr S Savithri in her special address said that only complete vaccination can prevent spread of covid pandemic. She said that both TB and Covid are spread through air and wearing masks when going to crowded places is very important. She said that cleanliness is important to prevent spread of disease. She said that dengue can be prevented by keeping surroundings clean and avoid keeping water in open so that breeding of mosquitoes are not allowed. Shri S Rajendran BDO Pullambadi in his special address said that only if everybody takes covid vaccine the pandemic can be controlled. He urged people to utilise individual toilets and keep surroundings clean. Shri M Madhavan BDO Pullambadi in his special address said that government has built individual toilets under SBM and Swachtha cleanliness is important to prevent spread of diseases. Shri K Ravindran, Field Publicity Assistant Tiruchirapalli in his welcome address said that the ICOP was organised by FOB Trichyalong with Pullambadi Panchayat Union, Pullambadi Govt Primary health centre. Nehru Yuva Kendra coordinated special cleanliness drive by NYK youth and tuymaikavalars in villages in Pullambadi block. Plastic waste were collected and disposed in the campaign. Smt K Marakathamani deputy zonal BDO, SBM Coordinator Shri T Palanisamy Smt B Brihadeeswari CDPO Pullambadi spoke. Tuymai Kavalars were honoured and given special prizes in the ICOP. Cloth bags were distributed as part of avoiding plastic use campaign.